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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1914
Page
2
The article notes birth rates drop with war. France shows 5000 fewer births than 1912, while Franco-Prussian era data show a 290000 yearly decline. 1912 excess births per 10000 varied by country. Slavs retain former birth rates. wars threaten maternal supply and possibly drive French women toward peace.
A milkmaid’s remark about cowpox helped spur Jenner’s idea, leading to mass vaccination that dramatically cut smallpox deaths in Britain and Europe. The Iowa health bulletin warns that skipping vaccination risks severe illness for both adults and children, while vaccination provides certain immunity.
The piece attacks American business for quick profits from foreign misfortune while opposing subsidies and government favors for trade abroad. It condemns legislative protection as habitual and calls for Spartan discipline to curb financiers and private capital.
A humorous portrait of a janitor who disappears when needed most. He enjoys manipulating heat in spring and autumn, unleashes coal on cool mornings, then vanishes as steam rises and people suffer the cold. He reappears with a mood shift when warmth returns, always hidden by the furnace.
A mayoral committee and state prosecutors probe rising living costs amid claims the economic system fuels profits by producers and middlemen. A committee member argues the aim is to curb profiteering without harming farmers or makers, noting workers in Metz jail bake bread and make shoes for France without pay.
A discussion argues morality is not tied to culture or race but to conduct. It posits real morality as discipline of life including loyalty, useful work, restraint of desires, and cleanliness, applicable to all religions and peoples.
The New York World argues the war could last three years or more, testing Britain and France's resolve and imperial resources. It notes the German advance, predicts many bloody battles to come, and stresses the need for nations to mobilize all manpower and materials to prevail.
A collage of cartoonish exchanges and snippets from various papers includes humor about car noises, interest rates, stamps, and a wartime joke. The pieces capture voices from Buffalo Express Los Angeles Express Kansas City Journal Detroit Free Press with brief, quippy lines and wry observations.
The item notes a crest tradition among satirists and amateurs described in the New York Herald, highlighting playful heraldic symbols and local club or society involvement. The readable text hints at a light cultural piece centering on creative insignia and amateur wit.
The piece humorously extols France and its people, praising language, wine, fashion, and art while lampooning athletic prowess and politics. It notes landmarks like Paris and the Eiffel Tower, mentions Napoleon, Lafayette, and the Statue of Liberty, and jokes about French society and debt.
Wits attack current women’s dress styles such as hoapskirts once popular in empire fashion and the Grecian bend hair. They joke about long trailing skirts, short skirts revealing feet, and the latest slit fashions, urging a campaign against evil speaking and uncharitableness.
J. F. Morris, pioneer resident now back from Pasadena, reflects on Waterloo and Black Hawk county’s progress from 1844 to the present. He recalls primitive farming and scarcity of money, contrasting with today’s autos and modern equipment. His legislature service is noted. he and his wife visit neighbors Mr. and Mrs. William Fesles at 704 South Street.
Mexico City announces that Linacio Vanillas, acting minister of fomento, declares all contracts and concessions awarded by the fomento and communications ministries during the Huerta administration to be rescinded as raids.
Des Moines August 31 bankers distrusted a Wall Street led scheme to have Congress, not the Interstate Commerce Commission, decide rate reasonableness. The push involved J S Bache & Co letters to 32000 bankers and a Chicago firm links to rail equipment. Concerns centered on political influence and eastern control.
Rock Island officials enforce a city wide prohibition on cigar smoking in offices and stations after an investigation. The ban targets all personnel and any violators face discharge. notices posted at Union Station outline penalties. The push comes from Chicago headquarters via the Rock Island lines.
Ruth Cameron discusses political manipulation of a raise and a controversial purchase. The Cynic comments on a Red Sox pitcher bought for five thousand dollars, while the author questions administration alignment and pressure to push the issue from judicial review to political action.
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